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COOPER, James Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1549 |
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Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Deans Marsh, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Deans Marsh, Surf Coast, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Memorials: | Bambra Roll of Honor, Deans Marsh District Roll of Honor, Deans Marsh State School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1549, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1549, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1549, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
2 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, From 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
12 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
21 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , From 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1549, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred James Cooper and Carol Cooper nee Box of Dean's Marsh, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia 11 May 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal